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Photos: Drag Talk Share 'Would It Kill You' Single and Video
by Rachel Stone - Sep 29, 2026

Los Angeles band DRAG TALK released the single 'Would It Kill You' from their debut album DRINK THE OCEAN via MNRK Heavy. The track follows lead single 'Pony Up' and features shoegaze guitars and Britpop melodies.

Drag Talk to Release Debut Album DRINK THE OCEAN via MNRK Heavy
by Rachel Stone - Aug 25, 2026

Los Angeles band Drag Talk, featuring former GHOST members, announced its debut album and shared the single and video for "Pony Up" ahead of the record's release.

Dean Wareham & Britta & Sonic Boom Share Cover of David Berman's 'Snow Is Falling In Manhattan'
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 30, 2024

On November 22 the trio of Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom - some of indie music’s foundational members - will release a holiday album, A Peace of Us. Now, they reveal the album’s lead-track, a cover of David Berman’s “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan.' Listen to the track!

Dean Wareham & Britta & Sonic Boom Collaborate on Holiday Album
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 2, 2024

A trio composed of indie music’s foundational members - Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom -have announced the forthcoming album A Peace of Us—an LP composed of diverse holiday tunes filtered through their musical imaginations. Listen to a song from the album now!

Hataałii Shares 'Brown Fool Eyes' Ahead of Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 17, 2024

Hataałii has released a new single from his upcoming album Waiting for a Sign, which is due out on September 13. A heady collection of ghost town anthems, short story mirages, and brain fog-clearing personal reckonings, at times Waiting For A Sign recalls the playfully languid puzzlement of Pavement’s Wowee Zowee, the trickster melancholy of Lou Reed’s The Blue Mask, or the softer Spacemen 3 songs that cast awe and mystery against a droning, endless atmosphere.

Cassandra Jenkins Releases Third Album 'My Light, My Destroyer'
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 12, 2024

Cassandra Jenkins has debuted her third full-length album, My Light, My Destroyer. Jenkins suffuses My Light, My Destroyer with an easy confidence, which betrays the simple truth that the road here was not without difficulty. Listen to the album now.

Video: Horse Jumper of Love Share New Single 'Snow Angel'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 17, 2024

Horse Jumper of Love have shared a video for “Snow Angel,” the blistering new single and album opener for Disaster Trick, the band’s fifth full-length, due August 16th. The song, which features contributions from Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams and MJ Lenderman, comes with an acqueous video directed by Lance Bangs. Watch the video now!

Cassandra Jenkins Releases 'Petco' Track
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 4, 2024

Cassandra Jenkins has released the single Petco, from his upcoming album My Light, My Destroyer. 'Petco is about looking for connection & coming up a little short. Writing from a pointedly angsty and existential place allowed me to be more playful with songwriting,' the artist says. Listen to the new track!

Cassandra Jenkins Reveals US Tour Dates and Releases 'Delphinium Blue' Track/Video
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2024

Like the night sky itself, the world of My Light, My Destroyer is always expanding. Cassandra Jenkins’ third full-length, out July 12th via Dead Oceans, cracks open the promise of reaching the edge of the new, with a wider sonic palette than ever before—encompassing guitar-driven indie rock, new age, sophistipop, and jazz. Watch the music video now! She has also announced a US tour- find the dates here!

Cassandra Jenkins to Release LP 'My Light, My Destroyer'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 16, 2024

Like the night sky itself, the world of My Light, My Destroyer is always expanding. Cassandra Jenkins’ third full-length, out July 12th via her new label, Dead Oceans, cracks open the promise of reaching the edge of the new, with a wider sonic palette than ever before—encompassing guitar-driven indie rock, new age, sophistipop, and jazz. Listen to a single here!

Empty Country (Cymbals Eat Guitars) Release New LP
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 4, 2023

Empty Country — the project of musician Joseph D'Agostino (Cymbals Eat Guitars) — returns with the release of their sophomore LP, Empty Country II, out now on Get Better Records (US) / Tough Love Records (UK).

John Vanderslice Shares New Single 'CRYSTALS 15 (DIE!)'
by Michael Major - Mar 21, 2023

Where lead single “Crystals 26” included familiar elements of classic Vanderslice, “CRYSTALS 15 (DIE!)” is a bit-crushed transmission intermingled with haunting samples that feels like the logical conclusion of his largely instrumental David Berman tribute from 2021 and more recent foray into crumbling synthesizers.

John Vanderslice Shares New ORANGEPURPLEBEACH Single 'Exposure'
by Michael Major - Mar 9, 2022

John Vanderslice has dropped “Exposure”, the second single off his new album under the moniker ORANGEPURPLEBEACH. Named after the password that encrypted the dark web market Silk Road, ORANGEPURPLEBEACH see’s the producer & songwriter embrace the deconstructed, electronic heavy approach he’s explored across his latest collection of EP’s.

John Vanderslice Releases 'Pylon Shadow' with New Band
by Michael Major - Feb 9, 2022

Today, indie icon John Vanderslice is announcing a new band, named after the password that encrypted the dark web market Silk Road, ORANGEPURPLEBEACH sees the veteran producer & songwriter completely embrace the deconstructed, electronic heavy approach he’s explored across his latest collection of EP’s. Listen to the new single 'Pylon Shadow' now!

Woods Release New Single 'Nickels and Dimes'
by TV News Desk - Jul 1, 2021

Woods will be playing Woodsist Fest on September 25-26 at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY with a lineup that includes Yo La Tengo, Kevin Morby, Parquet Courts, Kurt Vile, and more.

Dark Tea Releases Video for 'Finally On Time'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 16, 2021

“The new track ‘Finally on Time’ is a piano ballad that revolves around a memory of driving through Northern California on tour,” says Canino. “Bands tend to bemoan the long drive from San Francisco to Portland, and this song celebrates it. It’s about coming home from tour but wishing you were still on ‘the 105,’ whichever road that might be.”

The Royal Conservatory Names New Honorary Fellows
by Sarah Hookey - Apr 23, 2019

Juno Award-winning rock icons Lighthouse, internationally celebrated piano duo Anagnoson & Kinton, and foremost arts patron BMO Financial Group have been named Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory of Music. They will receive the designation - the highest one conferred by the organization - on May 15, 2019 at The Royal Occasion.

20/20 Presents Two-Hour Documentary on Notorious Bobbitt Case
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 21, 2018

Twenty-five years ago, Lorena Bobbitt's name was splashed across newspaper headlines and television screens nationwide when she was charged with attacking her husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, with a kitchen knife. A two-hour “20/20” documentary reports new details in the infamous case and features a new interview with John, in which he shares new details about the 1993 events, what he went through in the aftermath of the attack and his life now. “20/20” airs on Friday, Jan. 4 (9:00–11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. The episode kicks off eight weeks of two-hour “20/20” programming featuring brand-new interviews with key players in the biggest newsmaker stories in recent American history. Each documentary takes a look at these cases through a modern lens, challenges original perceptions and sheds new light on each story.

January Lineup Revealed at The Royal Conservatory Of Music
by Julie Musbach - Nov 27, 2018

21C Music Festival - five days of newly-minted music during which audiences have an opportunity to experience fresh new sounds and ideas from the greatest musical minds of today - moves from May to January with the sixth edition of the festival. From January 16 to 20, this edition will celebrate the American minimalist composer Terry Riley, with his music being performed in three of the concerts, including one that he will headline, titled Terry Riley: Live at 85! Additionally, more than a half of the works presented during the festival will be receiving premieres - 6 world, 1 North American, 10 Canadian, 4 Ontario, and 1 Toronto, by 10 Canadian composers.

LADY BIRD, THE POST Among ACE Eddie Award Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 3, 2018

American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for THE 68TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries.